The President
of the United States
in the name of
The Congress
takes pleasure in presenting the

Medal of Honor

to

BATES, DELAVAN

Rank and Organization: Colonel, 30th U.S. Colored Troops. Place and Date:
At Cemetery Hill, Va., 30 July 1864. Entered Service At: Oswego County, N.Y. Born:
1840, Schoharie County, N.Y. Date of Issue: 22 June 1891.

Citation:

Gallantry in action where he fell, shot through the face, at the head of his regiment.

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